Figurine
Protome
48-2-156
From: Turkey (Country) | Cappadocia | Samsoun
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 48-2-156 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cappadocian |
| Provenience | Turkey (Country) | Cappadocia | Samsoun |
| Date Made | 799-600 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Bull |
| Description | Bull. Dark brown patina. Object is intact except for one ear. Protome is in the form of the front half of a long-horned bull without forelegs. Back end of the hollow body is rectangular in shape. Small irregular hole on the chest in front. Underneath the chest is an oblong suspension ring. Bull waers a collar around its neck. Eyes are engraved circles, and mouth is a slit. No other details. |
| Length | 5.2 cm |
| Thickness | 2.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number | 190 - Collector Number | L-2-158 - Old Loan Number |
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